Australia to spend $385 mn on PNG rugby league team

Australia to tackle Chinese influence with Papua New Guinean rugby team
A team from the Pacific nation will join Australia’s National Rugby League in a $400 million deal that deepens ties while denting China’s regional security push.
Rugby league-Australia to fund PNG team's entry to NRL in 2028 in Pacific security play
A$600 million ($382.80 million) over 10 years to support its team's entry to the National Rugby League, a deal both countries said dovetails with Australia's security support for its Pacific neighbour.
Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal announced Thursday linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific.
Sports diplomacy: why the Australian government is spending $600 million on a new NRL team in PNG
The Australian taxpayer will fork out $600 million for a new NRL team in PNG. It is a bold, expensive and untried sports diplomacy adventure.
Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team starting in 2028
A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being granted a license.
Papua New Guinea team to join Australian competition
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his counterpart James Marape announced the ‘world first sports diplomacy deal’.
Papua New Guinea rugby league team to enter Australia's top league in 2028
Australia will provide its northern neighbour Papua New Guinea with A$600 million ($382.80 million) over 10 years to support the Pacific Islands nation entering Australia's national rugby league competition,
NRL expansion: Papua New Guinea team confirmed to enter into league
The NRL has confirmed a new club based in Papua New Guinea will enter into the competition. The expansion efforts has been one of the main ongoing stories throughout the year after NRL CEO Andrew Abdo declared that new franchises would be unveiled by the end of December.
Papua New Guinea team to enter the NRL in 2028
The NRL will feature a Papua New Guinea-based franchise from 2028 after two years of planning culminated in an official announcement on Thursday.
Australia inks $600 million deal to create PNG NRL team
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